This is another recently opened bar. It was formerly known at General’s and shut down early in the pandemic never to reopen. Regular readers may recall that this was the place I was trying to get for Maris’ canteen–the bar would have just been for fun. Despite having a verbal agreement to take over the lease, someone else made a better offer I guess. Given recent events with the Kitchenette, I guess I should consider myself fortunate.
MacArthur’s (I refuse to use the improper capitalization on the signage) is a small place that is apparently another juicy-type bar. No pool table or other entertainment except for a handful of bargirls, although there were a couple of televisions. I arrived around 5:00 and was the only customer, perhaps they cater to a later crowd.
It wasn’t much fun drinking there alone last night, but you can’t blame that on the bar. To her credit, one of the bargirls asked me if I had any music requests for her to play. That’s always nice, but I knew I was in a “one beer and out mode”, so I declined.
Well, I wasn’t a sucker last night (or at least I wasn’t in MacArthur’s). My peanut vendor friend came in, so I bought 100 pesos worth of nuts. It’s always fun just to call out “any of your girls like penis?”
I didn’t have occasion to buy any lady drinks as most of the staff didn’t take much interest in my presence, despite being the only customer.
I don’t imagine I’ll feel compelled to return to MacArthur’s anytime soon, they certainly gave me no reason to want to last night. To be fair, when I posted these pictures on Facebook I did get a comment saying it was a fun place. Maybe I just have a bad attitude. Still, I know what I like in a bar and this one didn’t have much for me to like. Well, beers were 70 pesos, pretty much the average price in town these days, so there’s that.
The rankings so far:
- Out Back Billabong
- Dynamite Dick’s
- Queen Victoria
- Hideaway
- MacArthur’s
- Redz Pub
- Whiskey Girl
As you were heading out the door of MacArthur’s, did you utter the words, “I Shall Return?” Peace Out!
Damn, I wish I had thought of that!
It’s always fun just to call out “any of your girls like penis?”
I’m remembering a similar joke in “Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls”:
Ace is in an airplane, on his way to Africa. A flight attendant comes up to him, and he mishears her:
“Penis?”
“Yes, I have one right here,” says Ace, “It’s bulky, but I consider it carry-on.”
“Peanuts,” the flight attendant says, with an unpleasant look on her face.
Would such humor work today, or would it be considered too… assaultive?
Depends on the audience I suppose. The bargirls always laugh. Hell, sometimes when they find out I meant peanuts they seem disappointed… 🙂